Thursday, August 19, 2010

Germn ICE crashes near Lamprecht

AN ICE train of German Railways travelling between Frankfurt-am-Main and Paris hit a dust cart near Lamprecht in the Pfalz on Tuesday.

The high speed train had 300 passengers on board. 15 passengers were injured, some seriously. One coach was derailed.

That a high speed train could be in such a collision with only one coach derailing and no fatalities is a great statement of the safety of modern railway design.

The section of track is closed and Frankfurt Paris traffic has been diverted over Strassburg.

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